Nine direct selling companies were recently selected as 2019 Stevie® award winners by the American Business Awards for outstanding performances in the workplace.
4Life Research, ARIIX, Jeunesse Global, Kannaway, LifeVantage, Medifast/OPTAVIA, MONAT Global, USANA Health Sciences and Vivint Smart Home were among the companies chosen. The winners will be presented with their awards at the 17th Annual American Business Awards banquet to be held on Tuesday, June 11, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
The American Business Awards are the premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the United States are eligible to submit nominations. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations.
The Stevie® award-winning nominations for direct selling companies were:
COMPANY / ORGANIZATION AWARDS
Company of the Year – Consumer Products – Non-Durables – Large
GOLD STEVIE®:
- USANA Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT
SILVER STEVIE®:
- Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL
Company of the Year – Health Products & Services – Medium
GOLD STEVIE®:
- Kannaway, San Diego, CA
Company of the Year – Health Products & Services – Large
GOLD STEVIE®:
- Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL
Company of the Year – Retail – Large
GOLD STEVIE®:
- MONAT Global, Miami, FL
Most Innovative Company of the Year – Up to 2,500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE®:
- ARIIX, Bountiful, UT
Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year – At Organizations With Up to 2,500 Employees
SILVER STEVIE®:
- Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL: Jeunesse Kids – Giving Children a Brighter Future
Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year – At Organizations With More Than 2,500 Employees
SILVER STEVIE®:
- Vivint Smart Home, Provo, UT: Vivint Gives Back
Fastest Growing Company of the Year – Up to 2,500 Employees
SILVER STEVIE®:
- Medifast, Baltimore, MD: Medifast OPTAVIA
BRONZE STEVIE®:
- ARIIX, Bountiful, UT
ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS
Founding Team of the Year – Consumer Products Industries
GOLD STEVIE®:
- Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL: Jeunesse® Executive Leadership: Growing the Family Business
Entrepreneur of the Year – Retail
GOLD STEVIE®:
- MONAT Global, Miami, FL: Ray Urdaneta, CEO and Co-Founder
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
Information Technology Team of the Year
BRONZE STEVIE®:
- Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL: Jeunesse® IT Team Provides Award-Winning Solutions
Information Technology Executive of the Year
SILVER STEVIE®:
- ARIIX, Bountiful, UT: Wenhan Zhang, Chief Information Officer and Founder
MANAGEMENT AWARDS
Achievement in Management – Consumer Products – Non-Durables
GOLD STEVIE®:
- USANA Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT: Kevin Guest, USANA CEO
SILVER STEVIE®:
- ARIIX, Bountiful, UT: ARIIX 2018 Management Team Achievements
Management Team of the Year – Consumer Products Industries
GOLD STEVIE®:
- Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL: Jeunesse® Executive Leadership Growing the Family Business
Maverick of the Year – Consumer Products
GOLD STEVIE®:
- Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL: CVO Scott Lewis: Contrarian Strategist
Woman of the Year – Consumer Products
SILVER STEVIE®:
- ARIIX, Bountiful, UT: Deanna Latson, Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder
- Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL: Jeunesse® Founder Wendy Lewis: Entrepreneur with a Heart for Giving Back
Lifetime Achievement Award – Consumer Products Industries
GOLD STEVIE®:
- Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL: Jeunesse® CEO Randy Ray: Successful Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
BRONZE STEVIE®:
- ARIIX, Bountiful, UT: ARIIX President Mark Wilson Lifetime Achievement
MARKETING AWARDS
Marketing Team of the Year
BRONZE STEVIE®:
- Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL: The Jeunesse® MarCom Team Delivers Success
Marketing Executive of the Year
BRONZE STEVIE®:
- Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL: CMO Mark Patterson
MOBILE WEB & APP AWARDS
Productivity
BRONZE STEVIE®:
- Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL: Jmobile – A Fresh User Experience
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT & NEW PRODUCT AWARDS
Consumer Products
SILVER STEVIE®:
- LifeVantage, Sandy, UT: TrueScience Hair Care System Product Launch
- USANA Health Sciences, UT: USANA Celavive Sheet Mask
BRONZE STEVIE®:
- 4Life Research, Sandy, UT: PRE/o Biotics: University Validation of Delivery & Results
- ARIIX, Bountiful, UT: Giving Greens New Product of the Year
- Kannaway, San Diego, CA: Kannaway Cannabis Beauty Defined
VIDEO AWARDS
Sales: Product Sales
BRONZE STEVIE®:
- ARIIX, Bountiful, UT: ARIIX Seal of Approval Video
